Body position

• Dorsal or supine


  Lying flat on back with knees straight and arms atsides
• Prone


  Lying flat on stomach with knees straight arms can either baunder head or at side
• Dorsal recumbent 


  Lying on back with knees bent and feet flat on threexamination table
• Lateral


  On the side with top leg over the bottom leg
• Sims


  Lies between supine and prone with legs flexed in front of the patient
• Fowlers


  Head and torso elevated 15° to 90°
• Low fowlers 


  Head torso elevated 15° to 35°
• Highfowlers 


  Head and torso elevated 45° to 90°
• Trendelenburg 


  Head and torso lower than the heart
• Reverse Trendelenburg 


  Head and torsois higher than the heart
• Lithotomy 


  Lying on back with knees bent , thighs apart and the fittin stirrups
• Orthopneic or tripod


  Seated at the side of the bed with head resting an on over bed table on top of several pillows
• Genupectural or knee chest 


  Face down with head ,chest and knees the examination table, knees bent with rear and up in the air